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Boston Speech Therapy
Boston, Massachusetts

Occupational Therapist - $80 to 90 per hour - Part Time

Occupational TherapistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$80-$90/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday

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Job Description

Come work for a local woman-SLP-owned company based in Boston.. where we value YOUR work and make sure that caseloads are MANAGEABLE and that YOU have an appropriate space to work with the materials you need to do your job. Since we are owned and operated by therapists, we understand the unique needs of therapists.

Boston Speech Therapy is seeking a dedicated part-time Occupational Therapist to work at a charter school. This role will provide both inclusion and pull-out occupational therapy services for a current caseload of 8 total students who are in elementary school and middle school.

Responsibilities

Provide both inclusion and pull-out occupational therapy services for a current caseload of 8 total students who are in elementary school and middle school.

  • Attend your students' IEP meetings.
  • Write new OT IEP goals and benchmarks.
  • Write quarterly progress reports.
  • Complete formal initial and three-year reevaluation assessments.
  • Master's degree in Occupational Therapy
  • DESE and/or Massachusetts certification as an OT
  • Must be licensed
  • Must get along with people and children.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Effective organizational and time management skills

Additional Requirements

Option of working one 8-hour day or two 4-hour days per week.

The day must be Monday - Thursday. Not Friday.

  • Part-time position
  • $80 to 90 per hour
  • 8 hours/1 day per week
  • Caseload Size: 8 students, subject to change throughout the school year

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy and possess a valid Massachusetts OT license or DESE certification. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills are required to manage student caseloads effectively.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

IEP DevelopmentProgress ReportingAssessmentOrganizational SkillsInclusion ServicesPull-out Services

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (204 salary observations; 583 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,363 salary observations; 27,244 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$177k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $167k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Massachusetts?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.3 / 10 · above average in occupational therapyranked against 9,189 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$166k–$187kOccupational Therapy median $94k (middle half $76k–$109k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Massachusetts vs national$91k median in Massachusetts$97k nationally (−6%)204 state / 5,363 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$167k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Massachusetts229 active9,218 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 38% no call · 55% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts Occupational Therapist listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment241 active listings, Oct 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+3.6% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (9,189 Occupational Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist - $80 to 90 per hour - Part Time at Boston Speech Therapy a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,189 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution

20 jobs
7
<$115k
5
$115k-130k
4
$130k-145k
4
$145k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
68%
Sign-on bonus
19%
Loan repayment
16%
Relocation assistance
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.3
Better work-life than 70% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,189 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Boston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$800k
Typical market rent
$3,271/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.